GOODBYE FOREVER

10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014

The Daily Beast

The Internet is like booze—a little bit gives you a pleasant buzz. Too much, though, and you’ll want to barf. And 2014’s Internet, a lot of times, had us running for the toilet. From creeps and trolls to hoaxes and hackers, these are the things that made us want to say sayonara to the Interwebs this year.

$8,500 with a $5k housing stipend? Thanks, Dropbox! $44/hour and a $5k relocation payment? That would be LinkedIn. $9,300/month? Go to FitBit. Silicon Valley interns are out-earning us all, and it’s depressing as hell.

The seemingly endless “Fappening,” as it was nicknamed, violated celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence. If that wasn’t bad enough, it spawned article after article about how she deserved it. Made no mistake: this was a sex crime.